"Kusa has agreed." Sig returned just as all eight groups had finished drawing lots.
"Huh? That easy? There must be a trap!" Enel was surprised, then immediately suspected that Sig had been tricked.
"Whether it's a trap or not doesn't matter. We'll just take the other four points first, and then see what the Kusa Clan chooses," Sig said, taking it all in stride.
Indeed, given the current state of moral decay in Bilca, such an agreement is not very reliable.
Especially since this agreement was reached under Sig's "Psychological Suggestion," the other party could change his mind at any time.
A mere "Psychiatrist" is insufficient to make Psychological Suggestion or hypnosis in the occult sense. At least Sequence 6 "Hypnotist" is needed to fix others' thoughts in the occult and prevent them from easily changing their minds.
Of course, compared to the power of the "Psychiatrist," Sig felt that what was more important was that Angel and he did indeed have the value of forming an alliance!
As long as the other party has the logic behind their decision, Sig can persuade them using his "Psychiatrist" skills.
In a way, this is also the role of a "Psychiatrist" —Psychiatrist naturally treat psychological problems, and Sig just treated them...
I've cured my psychological disorder called "I don't want to cooperate with this guy"!
It wasn't that Sig was being unreasonable; rather, after realizing this, the "Psychiatrist," who had been progressing slowly due to a lack of "patients," was suddenly enlightened.
The most important authority of the Visionary Path can be divided into two parts. The first is mastering the "Sea of Collective Subconscious," which means being able to make other beings take the Visionary's guidance as their own subconscious. Mastering the "Sea of Collective Subconscious" also means mastering all the "coincidences" that arise based on biological thinking.
Secondly, Sig doesn't yet understand how to make the illusory real; the combination of the two gives him the ability to "arrange" everything.
Conversely, considering only the former—for those who manipulate the Sea of Collective Subconscious —what constitutes a "mental illness"?
Calm or impetuous, rational or mad, peaceful or angry...
From the perspective of the collective Sea of Collective Subconscious, it's all a psychological state, neither right nor wrong.
From the perspective of highly intelligent social beings, however, society hopes that everyone is rational in order to maintain the rules.
For the entity that manipulates the Sea of Collective Subconscious, any idea that does not conform to its expectations is a "disease" that needs to be treated!
Sequence 7, "Psychiatrist," was formerly known as "psychoanalyst," and also falls under the categories of "doctor" and "analyst."
At Sequence 7, we haven't yet reached the "Sea of Collective Subconscious"; it's still within the realm of "treatment." In other words, we can't directly give the other person a completely Error idea.
When Sig grasped the core of the role of "Psychiatrist," his understanding naturally followed—seven to one.
If the two decisions do not weigh more than seven to one in the other person's mind, then as a "Psychiatrist," Sig can use either psychological state as the "correct" standard to treat them!
The previous negotiations with Kusa's people were successful because Mutel himself was also valuable for cooperation, and the wavering between refusal and acceptance did not exceed seven to one, allowing Sig to proceed with the "treatment" normally.
Otherwise, if the person cannot think of any reason to cooperate, the "Psychiatrist" will be unable to guide them in a completely Error direction.
The reason for negotiating, rather than directly controlling the other party to have this idea, is that without "Seven's" linguistic guidance, the other party will not have the option of "whether to cooperate" in their mind.
The idea of "cooperation" that arises naturally accounts for less than one-eighth of other ideas, but when "Seven" brings it up, the choice between "cooperation or not" falls into the realm of treatment...
Soon, the first group of eight teams of test takers entered the arena in their respective drawn corners.
On Mutel's side, Angel and Shura combined to attack with the ball, Ohm was responsible for close defense, Sig was responsible for suppressing the opponent's non-ball-handling defense.
As soon as he stepped onto the field, Sig exchanged glances with the three teams from Kusa.
From their emotions, Sig could sense that these three teams did indeed intend to cooperate, but... they also harbored the sinister intention of "discarding the millstone after it has served its purpose"!
Sig pretended not to know about this, but secretly tried to appease the other party to ensure that they would not immediately turn hostile.
The Sky Trial had just begun, and not long after...
Almost everyone has realized that Kusa and Mutel have joined forces!
In this way, the four teams united to bully the other four teams who were disorganized. They quickly tore through the opponent's defense, scoring one point after another. Finally, in the 37th minute, Kusa's last team also scored four points.
As for Angel's team, needless to say, they had already racked up points much earlier.
As agreed, we can now all work together to hold off the other four teams' counterattacks and stall until time runs out.
But...
"Watch out!" Angel suddenly shouted a warning.
At that moment, one of Kusa's attackers quietly entered Mutel's defensive zone. At the same time, a Sky Ball came rapidly, and it looked like the opponent was directly breaking into Mutel's defense.
However, Sig was prepared – Fish-Man Karate: Cloud Wall!
Sig leaped into the air and "grabbed" a piece of the Island Cloud on the ground, blocking the opponent's pass.
Upon seeing the Sky Ball sink into the cloud wall, Angel immediately swung his legs in mid-air—a slashing leg technique: Flying Flower!
Even without the Slash Dial, Angel can still unleash a slashing kick on his own.
With a flurry of flying slashes, the cloud wall and the Sky Ball inside were completely destroyed!
However, Kusa still had two teams with the ball, and the team that had already lost the ball could also be used to disrupt the defense. Angel's team suddenly seemed to be in a precarious situation, and the Spectator gasped in alarm...
This also reveals some of the current situation in Bilca – they "form an alliance" to fix matches in Sky Ball games without feeling ashamed, and the Spectator doesn't find it strange; they break contracts in full view of everyone without feeling ashamed, and the Spectator just makes a few sarcastic remarks and then watches the show.
But... the most exciting part is yet to come!
"Despicable! Brothers, let's fight them! Nobody gets a point!"
"None of these powerful clans are any good!"
"They're all just using our small clans..."
Sig suddenly started inciting the other four teams, even though they had just broken through the enemy's defenses together with Kusa's men not long ago.
However...
Despite Sig's seemingly unskilled persuasion, the other four teams were actually convinced!
The idea of "taking advantage of the falling out between Kusa and Mutel to find an opportunity to score" must have been on their minds.
From the very beginning, Sig had instructed Angel and Shura not to be too aggressive in their attacks. He suggested they use Kusa's interference and sneak attacks to score points, and to avoid teaming up with them to prevent giving other teams a bad impression...
In addition, whenever they harbored resentment towards Mutel, the emotionally attentive Sig would throw a "reassurance" at them; when they were enraged by the combined attack from Kusa, he would throw a "Frenzy" at them...
Regardless of the specific effects, the focus was solely on macro-level regulation. Finally, at this point, the idea of "joining forces with Mutel to resist" gained traction, with a seven-to-one advantage...